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14th April 1939
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The Future of the Industry

S OME people are inclined to be despondent concerning the future of road transport, from the aspects of both manufacture and...

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Support the Alness Report

S PECIFIC references to commercial vehicles are scanty in the Report by the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the...

Passing Comments

Low Volatility of ON grounds of economy, the Oil Fuel an Important oiler is widely appreciated, Characteristic . . . as is...

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One Hears

• Of a reduction in the number of notices "Coach parties not catered for." That the steel people are using A.R.P. to emphasize...

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NEWS of the WEEK

ELECTR1C-VEH/CLE EXHIBITION IN LONDON. W E have already given brief reference to the fact thatthe Electric Vehicle Association...

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Improved Production for Brady Shutters

M MN production of the well-known Brady roller shutters has recently been transferred from the old headquarters in Manchester...

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Manchester Dealer's Big A.R.P. Plan R ESPONSIBILITY for providing adequate air-raid

protection for employees has presented a problem of some magnitude to many concerns, since there is little possibility of...

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Road Transport Topics in Parliament

The Civil Defence Bill from the Transport Angle By our Special Parliamentary Correspondent T HE Civil Defence Bill, which...

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JUSTIFYING PROFITABLE RA'

FOR LIVESTOCK HAULAGE A Conversation with a Livestock Haulier, Which Introduces Some New Factors That Must be Taken Into...

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Some LOGICAL DESIGN for SPECIAL BODIES Pointers on Construction of

Bodies for Fire Tenders, also Vehicles Used for Joinery Carrying, Neon Sign Work, and as Travelling Shops or Libraries D LTRING...

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ROAD MOTORS HELP TO BI JD VAST HCUSING ESTATES

Little Respite Without Beir Excellent Re( and Service. Policy Makc :hines Which, )n-fed, Show )1 Reliability Well Alone"...

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Super-luxury Coaches for Express Service in Wales

T HE accompanying illustrations show a Maudslay Magna chassis,' with a Gardner 5LW oil engine, equipped with a 32-seater...

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M.C.W. Introduces Chassisless Trolleybus

Form of Construction Making for Weight Reduction Combined with Exceptional Strength and Ease of Maintenance A N, interesting...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects

connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be written on only one side of the paper. The right of abbreviation...

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Difficult Bus Operation Over Highland Routes

The System Behind the Successful Operation of a Fleet of 46 Vehicles Running Over Difficult Routes WITH headquarters at...

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What the Associations are Doing

The Scandal of Repression. A SUGGESTION that road-transport development in this country had been governed by a policy of...

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Petrol-electric Light Vans for house-to-house delivery work

An American M arzu facturer Develops a New Range of Petrolelectric Machines of 1-ton and ton Capacity T HE advantages of the...

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A Well-equipped

Crash Tender for Aerodrome Use Built for the Air Ministry, an Interesting Type of Crossley Vehicle which Can Operate Under...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT HALIFAX AND WORKMEN'S FARES I AST week Halifax Town Councii confirmed the refusal of its passenger...

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COMMER 20-SEATER FOR SCOTTISH TOURS

B TJILT to the requirements of Messrs. D. MacDougal, of Oban, Commer Cars, Ltd., of Luton, has recently made delivery of the...

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Pneumatic Tyre as Clutch Disc

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published TN patent No. 501,971 by the General !Tire and Rubber Co.,...